Debate moderators confronted Marco Rubio about missing Senate votes during his presidential run. The Florida senator responded:

“Back in 2004, one of my predecessors by the name of Bob Grant ran for president. I don’t recall them calling for his resignation. Later that year, John Kerry missed 40 to 70% of the votes. In 2008, Barack Obama missed 60 or 70% of his votes and the same newspaper endorsed him again. This is another example of the double standard that exists in this country, between the mainstream media and the conservatives.”